V. E. Schwab Made First Kill In Reaction To Genre That Didn T Love Her
The story follows teens Juliette Fairmont and Calliope Burns, who fall in love with each other. There’s only one problem: Juliette is a vampire and Calliope comes from a long line of monster hunters—and both are out for their first kill. First Kill has now been adapted by Netflix, and for Schwab it was important for her to create a story that had LGBTQ+ representation but didn’t make the characters’ sexual identity the main facet of the story—something she hopes will help queer kids feel seen in a way she didn’t....